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. 2021 Mar 30;10(7):1388. doi: 10.3390/jcm10071388

Table 3.

Factors associated with the intention to get vaccinated; multinominal logistic regression analysis results for the intention to get vaccinated and already having been vaccinated.

Intention to Get Vaccinated
(n = 594)
Already Vaccinated
(n = 217)
OR 95% Cl OR 95% CI
Age 1.12 0.90–1.34 1.09 0.88–1.30
General health condition 1.87 1.45–2.29 2.02 1.40–2.64
Perceived risk of COVID-19 infection 1.16 1.87–2.45 1.96 1.34–2.58
Perceived severity of the long-term consequences of COVID-19 if infected 1.55 1.28–1.77 1.34 1.20–1.48
COVID-19 pandemic situation in Germany after 3 months 1.00 0.92–1.08 0.75 0.61–0.94
Effects of COVID-19 pandemic on daily life 0.92 0.80–1.03 1.02 0.91–1.12
Belief on the correctness of the government’s COVID-19 information 0.98 0.55–1.41 0.95 0.61–1.29
Opinion about the government’s success in managing the COVID-19 pandemic 0.72 0.42–1.02 0.88 0.49–1.27
Perception of COVID-19 vaccination information in the media 1.54 1.08–2.00 1.01 0.68–1.33
Barriers for getting COVID-19 vaccine 0.81 0.63–0.98 0.86 0.71–0.92
Getting COVID-19 vaccine can be painful 0.90 0.80–1.10 1.03 0.90–1.16
Getting COVID-19 vaccine is time consuming 0.98 0.80–1.20 0.95 0.81–1.14
Perceived risk of the side effects of the COVID-19 vaccine is verry high 0.87 0.76–0.98 0.92 0.86–0.99
Perceived severity of side the effects of the COVID-19 vaccine is very serious 1.01 0.92–1.10 0.90 0.85–0.95
Benefit for getting COVID-19 vaccine 2.02 1.18–2.86 2.88 2.04–3.72
I have a lot to gain by getting a COVID-19 vaccine 1.07 0.90–1.24 1.10 0.95–1.25
I trust in the effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccine 4.17 2.85–5.49 5.03 3.36–6.70
Having a chronic illness is a reason for getting the COVID-19 vaccine 0.98 0.92–1.04 1.01 0.96–1.06
Getting the COVID-19 vaccine will prevent me from getting the COVID-19 1.60 1.25–2.05 2.01 1.39–2.62
Marital status
 Married/Cohabiting Reference Reference
 Single/Divorced/Widowed 1.76 1.22–2.30 0.99 0.84–1.14
Chronic illness
 No Reference Reference
 Yes 1.93 1.32–2.54 2.78 1.96–3.61